1918 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1918 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 1918

Nominee Willard Arnold Johnson John C. Scott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 152,835 22,909 Percentage 86.16% 12.91%

Lieutenant Governor before election Vacant Elected Lieutenant Governor Willard Arnold Johnson Democratic

The 1918 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Willard Arnold Johnson defeated Republican nominee John C. Scott and Socialist nominee T. L. Hurlburt.

General election

On election day, November 5, 1918, Democratic nominee Willard Arnold Johnson won the election by a margin of 129,926 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee John C. Scott, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Johnson was sworn in as the 25th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 21, 1919.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1918

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willard Arnold Johnson	152,835	86.16
	Republican	John C. Scott	22,909	12.91
	Socialist	T. L. Hurlburt	1,640	0.93
Total votes			177,384	100.00
	Democratic hold